Students, faculty and staff are invited to join Director Panchanathan as he discusses the future of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and provides insights into NSF’s role in supporting people and basic research to create knowledge that transforms science and technology. Following his presentation, he will answer your questions in a moderated format led by Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska, Vice President of the Office of Knowledge.
A brief meet and greet will immediately follow in the Ideation Zone
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan is a computer scientist and engineer and the 15th director of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Panchanathan was nominated to this position by the President of the United States in 2019 and subsequently unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 18, 2020. NSF is an $8.5B independent federal agency and the only government agency charged with advancing all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation and STEM education. Panchanathan is a leader in science, engineering and education with more than three decades of experience. He has a distinguished career in both higher education and government, where he has designed and built knowledge enterprises, which advance research innovation, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship, global development and economic growth.
Hosted by the Enterprise For Research, Innovation and Knowledge and the Translational Data Analytics Institute
